Denton Elem operates 2 public schools serving 35 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other, 1 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 43 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Fergus County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,839 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 54.6% local, 22.6% state, and 22.8% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $123,871 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.8% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Denton School accounts for 83.7% of all Denton Elem student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Denton Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Denton Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason — illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Denton Elem is typically wider than the Denton Elem-aggregate figure suggests.